New directions on agile methods: a comparative analysis

  • Authors:
  • Pekka Abrahamsson;Juhani Warsta;Mikko T. Siponen;Jussi Ronkainen

  • Affiliations:
  • VTT Electronics, Oulu, Finland;University of Oulu, Finland;University of Oulu, Finland;VTT Electronics, Oulu, Finland

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Software Engineering
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

Agile software development methods have caught the attention of software engineers and researchers worldwide. Scientific research is yet scarce. This paper reports results from a study, which aims to organize, analyze and make sense out of the dispersed field of agile software development methods. The comparative analysis is performed using the method's life-cycle coverage, project management support, type of practical guidance, fitness-for-use and empirical evidence as the analytical lenses. The results show that agile software development methods, without rationalization, cover certain/different phases of the software development life-cycle and most of the them do not offer adequate support for project management. Yet, many methods still attempt to strive for universal solutions (as opposed to situation appropriate) and the empirical evidence is still very limited Based on the results, new directions are suggested In principal it is suggested to place emphasis on methodological quality -- not method quantity.